HOW TO STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY DURING RAMADAN

HOW TO STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY DURING RAMADAN

A healthy diet and active lifestyle are useful to stay happy during Ramadan. The habits should continue even through the period to prevent your body from illnesses through the fast. Furthermore, the following healthy fasting tips can help;

  • Eating foods high in protein content such as fish,meat, dairy products, and legumes helps maintain lean body muscles. It also helps the body to burn more calories even without exercise.
  • Eating fruits and drinking enough water keep you hydrated between sunset and pre-dawn servings.
  • At Suhur, complex vegetable carbs and less processed whole grains, such as oats and sweet potatoes, are the best to sustain you the whole day.
  • Eat a few dates to break the fast in the evening, rehydrate with a glass of water, and stimulate your gut before engaging in the actual meal.
  • Exercising individuals should consider reducing the intensity and volume to keep you on the go.
Elena Ognivtseva
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I believe that nutrition science is a wonderful helper both for the preventive improvement of health and adjunctive therapy in treatment. My goal is to help people improve their health and well-being without torturing themselves with unnecessary dietary restrictions. I am a supporter of a healthy lifestyle – I play sports, cycle, and swim in the lake all year round. With my work, I have been featured in Vice, Country Living, Harrods magazine, Daily Telegraph, Grazia, Women's Health, and other media outlets.

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